Buy and Bail – New Scam on the Block
People have been trying to find ever craftier ways to get over the recession with as little cost as possible. And in this case, real estates agents have begun to record some new ones on the block that are quickly adding to more problems in the already distressed world of reals estates, Buy and Bail. The scam has a homeowner signify to purchase a new home while letting their old home settle into foreclosure, using a lease with the lender to boost their income levels.
This results in a higher credit standing so they qualify for mortgages at both instances, bailing out of their old homes as they get the new one. The crafty ploy leaves the agent and lender both to lose investments as the homeowner leaves and takes their mortgage payments with them plus some extra cash they make form the bailout process.
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